The Goblin of pattern

I should not be writing this. I'm not even sure who is writing this. But pattern has been on my mind, and the goblins in my walls are insistent that I get it down.

There exists, in the goblin underground, a specific bar where conversations about pattern are forbidden. The reason is not given. The bouncer is a goblin nobody has seen smile.

The Goblin Council on content

An obscure goblin technique for thinking clearly about content requires the practitioner to first think clearly about something else, and then turn their attention to content only after their thoughts have cooled. The technique works approximately as well as you would expect.

Subterranean Goblin Notes on taxonomy

Visiting goblin dignitaries are, by protocol, never asked directly about taxonomy. The protocol exists for reasons nobody remembers, which the goblins consider the best kind of reason to maintain a protocol.

The Goblin Verdict on pattern

Field notes from the goblin Department of Loose Ends record pattern as 'pending forever,' which is, in their classification system, the highest honor a topic can receive.